For safety's sake, Long Chen pulled Dongming Yu for a long detour before heading toward the direction where the others had left.
Fortunately, those people were not moving quickly. After an hour, Long Chen and Dongming Yu had quietly caught up with them.
"Brother Long Chen, what's wrong?" Dongmingyu noticed Long Chen's strange expression and quietly asked.
"I think I know what those old vampires from the Blood Clan are talking about about the Divine Embryo."
Long Chen discovered that the direction these blood clan experts had left was exactly the valley where the mysterious giant egg was first discovered.
However, all the magical beasts that once lurked here had disappeared, and on the earth, there were still traces of blood that hadn't dried up. It must have been these magical beasts who had been slain.
Long Chen and Dongming Yu followed the group, and just as Long Chen expected, they stopped after reaching the ring-shaped valley.
The valley was still the same valley, but the surroundings had undergone earth-shaking changes—an altar had actually been built on top of the valley.
In front of the altar, the blood clan experts knelt respectfully on the ground in prayer, then carried boxes in their hands, crawled forward, placed them on the altar, and then slowly retreated.
"Buzz"—
runes lit up on the altar, and boxes slowly opened. Once opened, endless blood gushed out, accompanied by a powerful burst of soul power, forming a violent ripple showing signs of shattering.
However, runes lit up on the altar, forming a shield of light, sealing away the raging blood and soul power.
"This is the essence blood and soul of a human powerhouse, as well as bone marrow essence. What exactly are the blood clan trying to do?" Even though Dongming Yu was a legendary assassin, seeing such a cruel scene still made his scalp tingle—it was a bloody sacrifice.
"Rumble rumble... The
earth trembled, and a powerful pressure surged. All the essence blood, soul, and essence gathered into a torrent, slowly flowing into the valley.
Seeing this scene, the blood clan experts slowly left. Only after they had gone far did Long Chen and Dongming Yu slowly approach the altar.
Arriving at the altar, Long Chen saw that around the circular valley, there were actually four such altars. On each altar, divine light extended into the valley. The valley was shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see what lay below, but a terrifying pressure surged forth.
"Brother Long Chen, do you know what's going on here?" Dongming Yu asked.
Long Chen nodded, "There's a huge egg down here. I've fused Xiaoxue's crystal core with the soul of the original egg's owner. Let's go down and take a look." Long
Chen wrapped one arm around Dongming Yu's slender waist, simultaneously pulled out a zipline, and leapt into the abyss.
Last time, Long Chen and Meng Qi fell into the valley because there was a mysterious law here—a forbidden air domain—where the power of spells could not make their bodies float in the air.
The two of them plummeted rapidly. Long Chen's zipline reached out, grabbed onto the cliff, and slightly eased their descent.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, they finally reached the Divine Pool. However, the pool from years ago was almost dried up, and the endless Divine Life Liquid had been completely consumed.
The giant egg that had been floating in the divine pool now floated in the void, its once smooth shell now covered in blood-red runes.
Originally, eight chains bound the giant egg, but now four more had been added. These four massive chains led straight to the altar above the valley.
Long Chen hadn't yet figured out the secrets of these altars and didn't dare climb them recklessly, so he jumped down directly.
"Yu'er, what's wrong?" Long Chen looked at Dong Mingyu's slightly strange expression and couldn't help but ask.
"No... It's nothing, the egg is too big, a bit scary. Dong Mingyu hurriedly said.
Her heart was pounding wildly. Just now, Long Chen had held her waist, and she had been lying in his arms. Because he was worried she might get hurt, he held her tightly. Smelling Long Chen's scent, a strange emotion arose in her heart. She quickly changed the subject, but her pretty face was already flushed with embarrassment.
Because Long Chen had focused his mind on the giant egg, he didn't notice anything unusual about Dongming Jade. He watched as endless power surged into the surrounding chains, especially the chains connecting to the altar above. Streams of energy poured into the egg, and the runes on the egg began to flicker slightly.
Long Chen slowly approached the giant egg, one hand touching the shell, and immediately felt a terrifying pressure pass through him. Long Chen's long hair stood on end in an instant, and his black robe fluttered.
This was merely a transmission of the egg's energy instinct, not deliberately aimed at Long Chen, but the overwhelming pressure posed a deadly threat to him.
"Its power is even more terrifying than before."
Long Chen was secretly shocked. The last time he came, the pressure from the giant egg was clearly not this terrifying. Otherwise, even if he cooperated with Meng Qi back then, he wouldn't have been able to send Xiaoxue's soul into the egg.
Long Chen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and slowly poured soul power into the giant egg.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, countless blood-red runes lit up atop the giant egg, like a sun erupting. Pillars of light shot skyward, and a terrifying pressure surged, causing heaven and earth to roar.
Long Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but was actually bounced away by the giant egg. Dongming Yu was startled and hurriedly hugged Long Chen.
"This is bad, such a commotion will definitely alert the Divine Clan's powerhouses." Dong Mingyu's expression changed.
The tremendous roar and explosion erupted, divine light blossomed, and a pillar of light shot into the clouds. It was believed that the powerful warriors of the Divine Clan would arrive soon.
Long Chen hadn't expected this either. He had originally intended to use his soul power to communicate with Xiaoxue's soul. As long as Xiaoxue's soul was there, he would surely recognize Long Chen's soul.
Now that such a commotion had happened, Long Chen's heart sank to rock bottom. Could it be that Xiaoxue had failed, and her soul was devoured instead?
But there was no time to think about this now. Long Chen grabbed the Dongming Jade, tapped his feet against the stone wall, and shot upward like a streak of light.
Just as Long Chen was about to rush out of the valley entrance, his expression changed. He sensed several terrifying auras rushing toward him—the pressure of a fourth-step Tongming Realm expert.
If he went up now, he would inevitably run into them. Seven fourth-step Tongming Realm experts—even summoning the Thunder Domain Dragon King wouldn't save his life.
Moreover, the opponent was too many powerful opponents. Whether he could summon the Thunder Domain Dragon King was unknown. As long as a fourth-step Tongming Realm expert seized the opportunity, he could easily interrupt his summons.
Long Chen immediately turned back rapidly, landing again, stepping on a massive chain and flying forward at high speed, trying to follow the chain and escape from the cave.
"Rumble rumble... Just
as Long Chen had just entered the cave along the chains, he was blasted back by a terrifying force. Inside the cave, there was an invisible torrent that could not be flowed upstream.
Long Chen's expression grew even darker. This time, he had walked right into a trap—one wrong step and he lost everything.
Long Chen pulled Dongming Yu to the bottom of the giant egg to see if he could find a way out, but it turned out to be a dead end below.
At that moment, countless terrifying pressures arrived from above—surely those supreme beingshad already reached the mouth of the valley.
"Buzz!"
Just as Long Chen was desperate and ready to charge desperately, a beam of light shot out from the giant egg, enveloping Long Chen and Dongming Jade.
Long Chen immediately felt the space twist, as if he were in a chaotic world surrounded by endless laws flowing. Seeing this scene, Long Chen was overwhelmed with joy.
"Xiaoxue, is that you?" Long Chen shouted, suddenly realizing he was standing atop a massive head.
It was a giant white wolf, but its body was covered only in a thin layer of white fur, like a baby bathed in the laws of space.
Long Chen knew this was the space inside the giant egg. Back then, his soul had been here. He and Dongming Yu were able to be drawn into the giant egg space because Xiaoxue had intervened.
"Wu..."
As Long Chen finished speaking, a faint soul fluctuation reached his mind. He clenched his fists, almost bursting into tears.
Xiaoxue responded to him, but right now, she was still in a state of fetal breathing and couldn't communicate with him, so she could only respond instinctively.
Xiaoxue was still here, and had completely taken control of this body, which finally put Long Chen at ease.
Suddenly, Xiaoxue sent another divine sense. Long Chen slowly bent down and placed a large hand on Xiaoxue's head.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a clear image appeared in Long Chen's mind—it was the scene outside the Dome.
Long Chen's guess was absolutely correct. All seven fourth-step Tongming Realm experts had arrived, checking the surroundings.
"Strange, how did the divine embryo suddenly awaken?" An elderly man looked at the giant egg with some curiosity and said.
"Buzz"—
just then, the giant egg lit up again, and beams of divine light shot out again. Long Chen knew this was Xiaoxue's intentional move.
Previously, while in a deep sleep, Xiaoxue was awakened by Long Chen's aura, causing a soul fluctuation that caused the giant egg to change.
"Maybe we don't provide enough energy. The divine embryo is in a hungry state and has started asking for energy." An old man said with a gloomy expression.
"It should be like this. The divine embryo is now a crucial moment to condense the divine crystal, requiring a massive amount of energy.
But on the Tianwu Continent, with the Emperor's Will guarding it, fighting like this is too much of a loss. After the ceasefire, the energy absorbed by the divine embryo will gradually decrease. Perhaps this is an instinctive summoning of hunger. Another elderly man also spoke with a serious expression.
"Should we report this matter to the higher-ups?" Someone tentatively asked.
"Absolutely not. If the higher-ups find out we've delayed the progress of the divine embryo hatching, we will definitely face severe punishment." One person shook his head.
"So what should we do? Attacking Tianwu Continent now would be a huge loss—not only would the sacrifice be too great, but they would also have to send their blood essence, which would be aiding the enemy. "Someone asked.
"If it really doesn't work, then let's do some martial arts drills. There are still some human prisoners from Blue Star Continent, aren't there?"
Let them out and let the powerful warriors of the major clans hunt them down, trading heads for rewards. Only after some dies will there be enough energy to nourish the divine embryo. Before the official war with the Tianwu Continent begins, this is the only way to do it. An elder said.
The other elders nodded, seemingly agreeing with the old man's opinion. The seven led the blood clan experts and then left.